A BOY HERO.
The story of a boy hero who preferred death to surrender is' told by Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters. "When the Germans were attacking Armenfcieres they were held up by a (maeliino-gun detachment of the 84th Division. Again and again they tried to advance, only to be mowed down. At last when the position was surrounded a Prussian officer advanced bearing a white .flag to invite surrender in ; what must ultimately prove a hopeless contest. He found all the machinegunners but one lying dead, and this a .mere lad. Speaking in English, he asked him to surrender, promising liim kind treatment as a brave man. The lad answered that he meant to die with his comrades, and advised the officer to retire if he valued his life. This he did, and the cordon continued to pour bullets into the post until the solitary machine-gun was silenced. The Germans were profoundly impressed by this magnificent act- of heroism, and appear to have told the story pretty widely.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16410, 2 January 1919, Page 9
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168A BOY HERO. Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16410, 2 January 1919, Page 9
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